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Amid Israel’s Brutality in Gaza, It’s Time to Commit to Anti-Zionism
As Israel devastates Gaza, Jewish anti-Zionists are resisting and insisting that anti-Zionism is not antisemitism.
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Why Journalists Must Speak Out About Gaza
Attacks on journalism and media are dangerous to us all.
California State University Faculty Strike for Better Pay, Parental Leave
The California Faculty Association is planning a series of one-day strikes across four campuses.
With COP28 Underway, Let’s Recommit to an Ongoing Struggle for Systemic Change
Neither COP28 nor individualistic approaches will solve the climate crisis. We need to buckle down for a long fight.
Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People
For-profit Medicare Advantage program restrictions routinely result in delays and the denial of necessary health care.
Seat Vacated by Santos Moves to “Toss Up” Status
Former Republican congressman George Santos was expelled from Congress on Friday.
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Texas Woman Asks Court to Grant Emergency Abortion After Lethal Fetal Diagnosis
“I’m trying to do what is best for my baby and myself, but the state of Texas is making us both suffer,” she said.
House Speaker’s Former Client List Includes Anti-LGBTQ, Anti-Abortion Extremists
Polling indicates that most Americans are still unaware of Mike Johnson’s Christian nationalist viewpoints.
Most US Voters Support Permanent Ceasefire in Gaza, New Polling Finds
Though politicians have insisted on sending more aid to Israel, polling finds voters strongly don’t favor this idea.
Democrats Seek to End Major Billionaire Tax Avoidance Scheme in New Senate Bill
The bill takes aim at a practice known as “buy, borrow, die,” in which billionaires borrow extensively off their assets.
“If we do not expand Traditional Medicare coverage, private insurers and equity firms will continue to plunder the Medicare Trust Fund that workers pay into, and Traditional Medicare will continue to shrink.”
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FL AG’s Legal Brief Claims Libraries Should Only Convey “Government’s Message”
"Florida’s public-school libraries are a forum for government, not private, speech," Florida AG Ashley Moody claimed.
WI Bills Would Require Libraries to Tell Parents What Books Their Kids Check Out
Librarians say the GOP bills would restrict children’s ability to research topics in a safe environment.
NYC Budget Cuts Forces Public Libraries to Close on Sundays, Reduce Services
The limited library services will detrimentally affect houseless and low-income New Yorkers.
Report: Attempts to Ban Books in 2023 Are Outpacing Previous Year by 20 Percent
Far right groups are targeting books with LGBTQ and/or racial themes, a new report stated.